A federal appeals court has overturned a state-led border enforcement program that allowed state law enforcement agencies to detain and arrest illegal immigrants independently of federal immigration authorities. The court ruled that the program was in opposition to federal immigration law, which grants the federal government exclusive jurisdiction over immigration enforcement.

Reacting to accounts of widespread labor abuses against migrant workers in the agricultural and construction sectors, federal labor officials have announced new enforcement measures to increase workplace protections. The initiative includes increased inspections, harsher penalties for employers who exploit undocumented workers, and wider protections for whistleblowers who report labor abuses.

A federal court has issued an injunction stopping the government from going ahead with a plan to carry out mass deportations of illegal immigrants on the grounds of potential violations of due process and protection against asylum abuses. The ruling by the judge follows civil rights organizations and immigrant rights groups filing suits alleging the plan for rapid deportations overlooked adequate legal scrutiny for the victims.

A federal government-run immigration detention facility is under investigation by the federal government following allegations of civil rights violations including deplorable living conditions, excessive force, and inadequate medical care. The investigation was initiated by the Department of Justice following multiple complaints by detainees, legal rights organizations, and former staff at the facility.

A federal court has reversed a state statute that sought to deny illegal immigrants emergency medical treatment funded by public programs. The court ruled the statute against federal healthcare policy and constitutional protections, stating that emergency medical treatment should be available to all individuals regardless of their immigration status.

A coalition of civil rights organizations brought suit to challenge the constitutionality of state-run immigration checkpoints, claiming they encourage racial profiling and infringe on constitutional protections against unreasonable searches. The lawsuit claims that state law enforcement officers have been stopping and questioning individuals based on appearance rather than reasonable suspicion of an immigration violation.

A federal judge has ruled a state law that sought to restrict access to public education for undocumented youth unconstitutional and contrary to federal protections established in the Supreme Court case of Plyler v. Doe. The law would have required parents to produce proof of legal residency before they could enroll their children in public schools, essentially denying thousands of students an education.

A coalition of immigrant rights organizations has sued privately operated detention centers hired by the federal government, alleging rampant abuse, inhumane treatment, and disregard for detainees' rights. The lawsuit, based on eyewitness accounts from detainees, contends that detainees in these facilities have been subjected to medical neglect, excessive force, and inhumane living conditions.

U.S. Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers conducted operations in Kingston earlier this week, leading to the arrest of an individual for being in the U.S. illegally and to the interrogation of a law-abiding resident. The incident occurred when ICE agents halted a naturalized U.S. citizen and his father and exhibited to them photographs related to a bank fraud case against the citizen's brother.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the U.S. The El Centro division of the Border Patrol, accusing constitutional wrongdoing in a January immigration sweep in Bakersfield, California.